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noun mʌfməf 1A tube made of fur or other warm material into which the hands are placed for warmth. （保暖用）手筒，手笼 Example sentencesExamples - The three male passengers, one older and two young, wore long coats while the young woman wore a bright red fur-lined mantle, sable hat, and muff.
- For example, muffs of fox were carried ostentatiously by followers of Charles James Fox.
- An alternative to gloves, one that served me extremely well through 14 years of guiding waterfowl hunts, was a hand-warming muff worn around the waist.
- Camille took a dark tweed coat with matching muff and tam from the wardrobe.
- The traffic in eggs and the demand for breast feathers for ladies' muffs and headgear reduced the bird's numbers to a low ebb.
- Spent the day writing and the afternoon standing in my overgrown back garden wearing a frilly white skirt and having shots taken of my muff to illustrate a piece about pubes in the first issue of Scarlet.
- If Gweneviere's hands were cold, she would simply snuggle them into her mink muff.
- The women gaily waved their large muffs in reply.
- With her fingers inside the thumbless muffs, she couldn't work the snaps, and that was so frustrating!
- Her bony hands were kept in a brown fur muff that completely matched her jacket.
- Through Salt Lake City and Middle America womenswear is urban grunge: purple muffs, denim waistcoats, spearmint leather blousons and animals on mohair jumpers.
- When they got back they hung up their coats, hats and muffs and went to the dining room for luncheon.
- ‘Some winter blankets and muffs for the children,’ she said.
- She looked oddly out of place standing before the uniformed soldiers, attired in quilted jacked and layered winter dress, wearing a fur hat, both hands thrust inside her fur muff.
- In the morning of the next day, a girl in a pretty blue winter dress with a fur muff on her hands, came up the garden paths, smiling in pleasure.
- 1.1 A warm or protective covering for other parts of the body.
（手以外身体其他部位的）保暖套；围脖；披肩 Example sentencesExamples - The muffs feature special, high-density, slow-recovery foam ear cushions that contour to the ear.
- With the current cold conditions, he will need to replace that considerable growth with a good warm chin muff!
- Least likely to solve your wardrobe problems is the shoulder muff.
- These muffs allow shooters to clearly hear range commands and conduct normal conversations even at indoor shooting facilities, while protecting their hearing ability from damage.
- The muffs sport low profile cups with soft, foam ear cushions and a unique cut-out shape to reduce stock interference.
- I scoffed to myself behind my woolly face muff and kept marching with the Corporate Soldiers.
- He described how he had to put muffs on the ears of his three-month-old son to protect him from the awful sound of all-night bombing.
- Especially useful are modern electronic muffs and plugs which permit normal sounds to be heard but which filter out sounds that exceed the safe decibel level.
- The muffs have excellent noise attenuation in that they will bring the decibels down to a tolerable level.
- The muffs provide hearing protection with a Noise Reduction Rating of 24 dB.
- There were people in warm, woollen scarves and thick, tall boots, and there were others in large, heavy overcoats and fluffy ear muffs.
- Active models have either electronic or mechanical components to limit or cancel noise; passive muffs are simply barriers.
- Browning offers Duo Ear Plugs for use on indoor and outdoor ranges as well as a full line of ear muffs, including an electronic muff.
- While your customers can get by with foam earplugs or muffs, Bane recommends protection that is more sophisticated.
- This allows shooters to communicate freely and to hear range commands without removing their muffs, thus creating a safer range environment.
- Second, given the cost of guns and ammunition, buyers often tend to avoid additional purchases of shooting glasses, hearing muffs, earplugs, gunlocks and safes.
2vulgar slang A woman's genitals. 〈粗俚〉（女子）阴部
OriginMid 16th century: from Dutch mof, Middle Dutch muffel, from medieval Latin muff(u)la, of unknown ultimate origin. Rhymesbluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, enough, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, stuff, Tough, tuff verb mʌfməf [with object]informal Handle (a situation, task, or opportunity) clumsily or badly. 笨拙地处理（形势，任务，机会）；把…弄糟 the administration muffed several of its biggest projects 行政当局已经把几个最大的项目弄糟了。 Example sentencesExamples - The U.S. muffed that opportunity to nip this kind of behavior, so destructive of the global marketplace, in the bud.
- Dr Brash has had his opportunity to speak today and he muffed it.
- And then I muff a change and we're both choking down the smell of clutch.
- The Indian defence also looked off-colour and they were lucky not to concede goals as the Pakistani forwards muffed the chances that came their way.
- In general, Dobbin said, if the President completely mangles a sentence it should be noted in the story, but ‘if he's simply muffing the syntax it seems OK to correct it so as not to torture the reader.’
- Rushing to make opening day, they muffed a few choices of venues.
- In several quick sentences, Henninger, who claims to have grown up on rock music, muffs several simple historical facts about rock 'n' roll.
- If the Liberal Democrats do not make some handsome gains on Thursday, the party is going to have to ask itself whether that opportunity was muffed.
- One question had been put to the stutterer who, predictably, had muffed it badly.
- Would he stick to inane celebrity banter and cruise through it or would he do a wannabe Jann Wenner or Michael Parkinson job and completely muff it?
- It's the first time the Yanks have adapted a British show and not completely muffed it.
- He was off-colour during England's opening match against France, which his country lost in the dying seconds of the 93-minute thriller after skipper David Beckham muffed a penalty.
- I cannot think of a film project more deserving than Lord of the Rings, even if they did muff crucial sections of Tolkien's text.
- It would be overkill to repeat how badly the board muffed the Brown Act in 2001.
- Unless I muffed some really basic addition and subtraction it is clear that excluding the Falluja cluster undermines the statements in the Summary, as I said above.
- And then the guitar proceeds to hammer out the first lick and muffs one of the critical notes: duh-duh-da-da-doink.
- As the leader of a party he muffed his own speech today.
- Reporters who cover the military without understanding it don't just muff a few basic facts about what kind of soldier carries what kind of gun, or which service does what.
- A 50 break with four colours left put Hunter on the verge of victory but he muffed his chance.
Synonyms mishandle, mismanage, mess up, make a mess of, bungle, botch miss, mishit, fumble informal make a hash of, fluff, foul up, screw up, louse up, bitch up, blow, foozle British informal make a muck of, make a pig's ear of, cock up, make a Horlicks of North American informal flub, goof up, bobble vulgar slang fuck up, bugger up, balls up, bollix up
noun mʌfməf informal 1A mistake or failure, especially a failure to catch or receive a ball cleanly in sport. 接球失误，漏接 Example sentencesExamples - While the direction in both films means we get lots of crazy compositions and flawed framing, at least we don't have to sit through scratches, drop out, or editing muffs.
- The Afton club, known for their heavy hitting, took advantage of several muffs by the St. Croix defense and scored three aces in their first.
- So I deserved what happened next a walk, a few muffs, a couple of hits, and before I knew it the score was tied.
- As with most shows, bloopers abound in The West Wing, but the Gag Reel presented here is only about a minute of muffs: actors blowing lines and technical malfunctions of the set.
- ‘The muff by Snodgrass was only one link in a chain of strange events (leading to the Red Sox victory),’ Lieb wrote.
- 1.1British dated A clumsy or incompetent person, especially in relation to a sport or manual skill.
〈旧，主英〉（尤指运动或手工方面）笨拙的人
OriginEarly 19th century: of unknown origin. nounməfməf 1A tube made of fur or other warm material into which the hands are placed for warmth. （保暖用）手筒，手笼 Example sentencesExamples - Through Salt Lake City and Middle America womenswear is urban grunge: purple muffs, denim waistcoats, spearmint leather blousons and animals on mohair jumpers.
- Her bony hands were kept in a brown fur muff that completely matched her jacket.
- Spent the day writing and the afternoon standing in my overgrown back garden wearing a frilly white skirt and having shots taken of my muff to illustrate a piece about pubes in the first issue of Scarlet.
- For example, muffs of fox were carried ostentatiously by followers of Charles James Fox.
- An alternative to gloves, one that served me extremely well through 14 years of guiding waterfowl hunts, was a hand-warming muff worn around the waist.
- The traffic in eggs and the demand for breast feathers for ladies' muffs and headgear reduced the bird's numbers to a low ebb.
- The women gaily waved their large muffs in reply.
- If Gweneviere's hands were cold, she would simply snuggle them into her mink muff.
- With her fingers inside the thumbless muffs, she couldn't work the snaps, and that was so frustrating!
- ‘Some winter blankets and muffs for the children,’ she said.
- She looked oddly out of place standing before the uniformed soldiers, attired in quilted jacked and layered winter dress, wearing a fur hat, both hands thrust inside her fur muff.
- The three male passengers, one older and two young, wore long coats while the young woman wore a bright red fur-lined mantle, sable hat, and muff.
- When they got back they hung up their coats, hats and muffs and went to the dining room for luncheon.
- Camille took a dark tweed coat with matching muff and tam from the wardrobe.
- In the morning of the next day, a girl in a pretty blue winter dress with a fur muff on her hands, came up the garden paths, smiling in pleasure.
- 1.1 A warm or protective covering for other parts of the body.
（手以外身体其他部位的）保暖套；围脖；披肩 Example sentencesExamples - With the current cold conditions, he will need to replace that considerable growth with a good warm chin muff!
- Especially useful are modern electronic muffs and plugs which permit normal sounds to be heard but which filter out sounds that exceed the safe decibel level.
- Least likely to solve your wardrobe problems is the shoulder muff.
- Browning offers Duo Ear Plugs for use on indoor and outdoor ranges as well as a full line of ear muffs, including an electronic muff.
- These muffs allow shooters to clearly hear range commands and conduct normal conversations even at indoor shooting facilities, while protecting their hearing ability from damage.
- He described how he had to put muffs on the ears of his three-month-old son to protect him from the awful sound of all-night bombing.
- There were people in warm, woollen scarves and thick, tall boots, and there were others in large, heavy overcoats and fluffy ear muffs.
- While your customers can get by with foam earplugs or muffs, Bane recommends protection that is more sophisticated.
- Second, given the cost of guns and ammunition, buyers often tend to avoid additional purchases of shooting glasses, hearing muffs, earplugs, gunlocks and safes.
- This allows shooters to communicate freely and to hear range commands without removing their muffs, thus creating a safer range environment.
- The muffs have excellent noise attenuation in that they will bring the decibels down to a tolerable level.
- Active models have either electronic or mechanical components to limit or cancel noise; passive muffs are simply barriers.
- The muffs sport low profile cups with soft, foam ear cushions and a unique cut-out shape to reduce stock interference.
- I scoffed to myself behind my woolly face muff and kept marching with the Corporate Soldiers.
- The muffs feature special, high-density, slow-recovery foam ear cushions that contour to the ear.
- The muffs provide hearing protection with a Noise Reduction Rating of 24 dB.
2vulgar slang A woman's genitals. 〈粗俚〉（女子）阴部
OriginMid 16th century: from Dutch mof, Middle Dutch muffel, from medieval Latin muff(u)la, of unknown ultimate origin. verbməfməf [with object]informal Handle (a situation, task, or opportunity) clumsily or badly. 笨拙地处理（形势，任务，机会）；把…弄糟 the administration muffed several of its biggest projects 行政当局已经把几个最大的项目弄糟了。 the catcher muffed a perfect throw home Example sentencesExamples - It's the first time the Yanks have adapted a British show and not completely muffed it.
- It would be overkill to repeat how badly the board muffed the Brown Act in 2001.
- Unless I muffed some really basic addition and subtraction it is clear that excluding the Falluja cluster undermines the statements in the Summary, as I said above.
- A 50 break with four colours left put Hunter on the verge of victory but he muffed his chance.
- Rushing to make opening day, they muffed a few choices of venues.
- Reporters who cover the military without understanding it don't just muff a few basic facts about what kind of soldier carries what kind of gun, or which service does what.
- In general, Dobbin said, if the President completely mangles a sentence it should be noted in the story, but ‘if he's simply muffing the syntax it seems OK to correct it so as not to torture the reader.’
- He was off-colour during England's opening match against France, which his country lost in the dying seconds of the 93-minute thriller after skipper David Beckham muffed a penalty.
- The Indian defence also looked off-colour and they were lucky not to concede goals as the Pakistani forwards muffed the chances that came their way.
- Would he stick to inane celebrity banter and cruise through it or would he do a wannabe Jann Wenner or Michael Parkinson job and completely muff it?
- The U.S. muffed that opportunity to nip this kind of behavior, so destructive of the global marketplace, in the bud.
- Dr Brash has had his opportunity to speak today and he muffed it.
- In several quick sentences, Henninger, who claims to have grown up on rock music, muffs several simple historical facts about rock 'n' roll.
- And then I muff a change and we're both choking down the smell of clutch.
- One question had been put to the stutterer who, predictably, had muffed it badly.
- And then the guitar proceeds to hammer out the first lick and muffs one of the critical notes: duh-duh-da-da-doink.
- As the leader of a party he muffed his own speech today.
- If the Liberal Democrats do not make some handsome gains on Thursday, the party is going to have to ask itself whether that opportunity was muffed.
- I cannot think of a film project more deserving than Lord of the Rings, even if they did muff crucial sections of Tolkien's text.
Synonyms mishandle, mismanage, mess up, make a mess of, bungle, botch
nounməfməf informal 1A mistake or failure, especially a failure to catch or receive a ball cleanly. 接球失误，漏接 Example sentencesExamples - As with most shows, bloopers abound in The West Wing, but the Gag Reel presented here is only about a minute of muffs: actors blowing lines and technical malfunctions of the set.
- While the direction in both films means we get lots of crazy compositions and flawed framing, at least we don't have to sit through scratches, drop out, or editing muffs.
- The Afton club, known for their heavy hitting, took advantage of several muffs by the St. Croix defense and scored three aces in their first.
- So I deserved what happened next a walk, a few muffs, a couple of hits, and before I knew it the score was tied.
- ‘The muff by Snodgrass was only one link in a chain of strange events (leading to the Red Sox victory),’ Lieb wrote.
- 1.1British dated A person who is awkward or stupid, especially in relation to a sport or manual skill.
〈旧，主英〉（尤指运动或手工方面）笨拙的人
OriginEarly 19th century: of unknown origin. |